Coat-hanger



No. 623,234. Patented A r. 18, 1899. 0. s. CDMSTOCK. COAT HANGER.

(Applicatidh filed on. 18, 1898.

(No Model.)

AZ'TOR/VEY Uwrrnn STATES PATENT Orrr cn.

CLARK S. COMS'IOCK, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEIV JERSEY.

COAT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,234, dated April 18, 1899.

Application filed October 13. 1898.

T0 ctZZ whont it may concern.-

Be it known that l, CLARK S. CoMsTocK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bloomfield, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in coat-hangers,'and more particularly to that form or kind thereof consisting, essentially, of a loop having its ends stitched or otherwise fastened to the back of a garment for the purpose of hanging it on a hook or other article, the object of my invention being to provide an article of this kind which shall be cheap to manufacture, durable in use, and which may be stitched to the garment by means of a sewing-machine.

With these and other ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of myimproved coat-hanger. Fig. 2 is a rear View of one end thereof. Fig. 3 is asectional view thereof, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. at is a sectional view taken on the line at 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of the metallic end or plate prior to being secured to the loop. Fig. 6 is a rear view of a modified form of one of the ends. Fig. 7 shows a modification wherein instead of employing a piece of tape a chain is utilized for the loop.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a strip or strap of fabric, piece of tape, leather, or any other suitable pliable material which may be utilized as the loop for supporting the garment to which the article is attached and is made of any desired length and width. To each end of this loop A is secured a metal end B, consisting of the plate aand rounded end I), as illustrated in Fig. 5, the edges of the plate a being preferably serrated or formed with teeth 0, which when the metal plate Ct is secured to the end of the loop A by being bent or folded around the same bite into the latter, as illustrated in the sectional views, Figs. 3 and 4, the object being to thus securely hold the metal portion to the loop.

The rounded end I) is made of such diameter that its edge may be bent or flanged over, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a button or wad 0 Serial No. 693,430. (No model.)

being first disposed or placed upon the end Z) and held in contact therewith by the said flange (I, said button or wad being made of paper, horn, ivory, rubber, or any other suitable material, as it is entirely concealed when the article is stitched to the garment.

As will be seen by reference to the several figures of the drawings, the rounded end I) is provided with several holes or openings 6, the number thereof being immaterial, similar holes or openings f being also formed in the button 0 to register with the openings e, formed in the end b. In forming the holes 6 in the rounded end Z) the metal will be forced backwardly, so that any bur formed by the punching will extend toward the openings f in the button C. By the employment of said button or wad C the raw edges or bur surrounding the openings or holes e are protected,

thereby preventing or overcoming all danger of cutting or wearing the thread employed for stitching the ends of the article to the garment, which would not be the case if no wad or button were used.

It will be understood from the above that the article may be secured to a coat or other garment by means of a machine usually employed for the purpose of stitching or sewing buttons to fabric, an operation much more preferred byoperators than to rivet the loop to the garment, which is now often done.

To further secure the metal end B to the loop A, the metal plate a may be slitted, as

shown in Fig. 5, the metal g betweenthe slitsbeing subsequently forced downwardly to form a barb, which, as shown in Fig. 3, enters or bites into the material of the loop A, thus assisting the teeth 0 in securing the plate a to the loop.

Instead of flanging over the edge of the rounded end I), as shown in Fig. 2, I may form projections on said rounded end and fold or bend them over, as shown at h, Fig. 6, for the purpose of holding the button 0 in place. I prefer, however, to use the flange d, as the rounded edge thereof in the finished article is thereby preserved. Again, instead of using a piece of tape or fabric to form the loop I may use a chain D, as shown in Fig. 7, as such is now often used, especially in case of heavy garments, as overcoats, Ate. Where it is desirable, to use this chain, the

plate a may be considerably shortened and the teeth 0 omitted, the edges of the plate being turned over, as shown at d, and the end link of the chain passed through an opening d in the plate for securing it thereto.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A coat-hanger comprising a loop, to each end of which is secured a metal end, which latter consists of a plate having a rounded and perforated end, one portion of said plate being folded around and secured to the end of the loop, and the rounded and perforated end portion of said plate being bent upon itself and inclosing and securing a perforated wad or button, substantially as shown and described.

2. A coat-hanger comprising a loop provided with metal ends, each of the latter consisting of a plate having a rounded and perforated end, one portion of said plate having serrated edges which are folded around the loop and secured thereto, and the rounded and perforated end portion of said plate being bent upon itself and securing and in closing a perforated wad or button.

3. A coat-hanger comprising a loop provided at each end thereof with a metal end plate, each end plate consisting of an arm portion provided on its edges with teeth e and also provided with a barb g, and a rounded and perforated end portion 17 having a flange d for retaining a perforated button or Wad O, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7th day of October, A. D. 1898.

CLARK S. COMSTOCK.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. LIPPoLD, GEORGE 000K. 

